Guestling, (East Sussex)

Gestlinges is one of the three villages mentioned in the Domesday book as being part of the rape of Gestlinges, also including Luet (Modern Pett) and Ramslie (a large manor including Fairlight).

The village has no proper centre,and it's ancient church, dedicated to St Laurence, stands beside a farm down a side road.

Hand made bricks are made in fourteen acre lane. The Guestling bricks are in great demand for restoring Churches and other old buildings, and they have been used at Buckingham Palace, Hampton Court and Camber castle.

Gregory Martin, a scholar at the time of Shakespeare and translator of the Latin Bible in to English, was born at Maxfield, an old timbered house to the north of the village.

Not far from the parish church is this small chapel, which is perhaps disused?

Places of worship:

Church details, together with baptism, marriage, monumental inscription & burial records can be accessed by clicking on the church name.